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The hip-hop recording label Death Row Records has been sold this Monday for $24 million finishing the uncertain future of the company after Suge Knight filed for bankruptcy past April.

As a company, the label’s venture started on 1989 and it was until 1991 when Knight and Dr. Dre founded the company that would be known as Death Row Records, achieving huge success signing some of the best rappers of that decade, including Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound, 2Pac, and Dr. Dre himself.

A US judge ordered the takeover of the company and it was Global Music Group, a New York-based firm winner of the label that went into an auction.

This purchase included the original back catalog and the rights over unreleased material by late rapper 2Pac (Tupac Shakur) who passed away in 1996 after being shot.

Death Row Records sold about 50 million units worldwide, generating around $750 million in revenue with a catalog that included MC Hammer, Danny Boy, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, RBX, DJ Quik, Gina Longo, Mark Morrison, The Lady of Rage, J-Flexx, Tha Realest, Michel’le, Crooked I, Sam Sneed, Eastwood, Bow Wow, among other rappers.

On April, Suge Knight missed a court hearing to declare on his assets, but he missed several others during a legal battle with former business partner Lydia Harris over the record label. Knight lost $107 million judgement civil judgment that he avoided to paid making the Judge ordered the takeover and following auction.

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If Obama surprises you a few weeks back, you should not miss the steps of Rosa Clemente towards White House running for Vice President invited to run with Green Party presidential nominee Cynthia McKinney.

Rosa Clemente is a journalist, community organizer and Hip Hop activist who was born on April 18, 1972 in the South Bronx, a New Yorkian borough that has witnessed a wide array of cultural and social movements where music is just one of the many local artistic manifestations.

Rosa has been in the spotlight for the last ten years doing personal presentations, commenting and conducting workshops. Although she has written for a long number of magazines and supported numerous social causes, she was noticed as one of the younger representatives at the United Nations World Conference fighting Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance in South Africa,

By the year 2002, Rosa Alicia Clemente was listed among the top 50 Hip Hop Activists by Red Eye Magazine, representing Feminism and Hip Hop alike during the following year, coordinating the first National Hip Hop Political Convention, event that gave birth to a national political agenda for the Hip-Hop generation.

Today Rosa Clemente has stated that “This campaign is the opportunity the Hip-Hop generation has been working for. This is our time to address the issues affecting our communities, rising unemployment, the high cost of food and housing, a lack of quality public education and access to higher education, the prison-industrial complex, and unaccountable corporate media. These issues are not being addressed by either the Republican or Democratic nominee.”

Let’s keep an eye on Rosa’s imperative to make of this world a better place to live.

Rosa Clemente’s Website: http://www.rosaclemente.com
Watch Rosa Clemente - Hip Hop Caucus 
 
 

It’s been 11 years since Biggie’s death. Check the rare footage of Biggie, Nas & Method above. And definitely check Onsmash’s Biggie’s Tribute

That’s one of my favourite Nas’ LP right there. 5 years since it’s release. Get Down, Last Real Nigga Alive, Mastermind, Heaven, Pussy Killz and The G.O.D., that’s everyday dopeness. And of course this track…

They shootin… I made you look!
You’re a slave to a page in my rhymebook
Gettin BIG money, playboy your time’s up.

Congrats to Mos Def, he turns 34 today.

Also don’t forget to cop 8 Diagrams today.

11th anniversary to Redman’s third album. Whateva man…

Congrats to both them rappers, Jay-Z is 38 today and Ace is 41. Talkin about this day, go cop The Big Doe Rehab. Also Styles P’s Super Gangster, Extraordinary Gentleman and Scarface’s Made in stores today.

Almost forgot but Nas put Ether same day as Jay’s birthday.

14 year anniversary for Snoop Dogg’s debut, which became classic, Doggystyle. My personal best track from the album is Tha Shiznit, but all songs are dope… and skits too.

Yeah whassup nigga? What the fuck’s wrong with you?
Yo nigga whas happenin fool? You know the name of the game, your bitch chose me, nigga we can handle this like some gentlemen or we can get into some
gangsta shit.
So whassup nigga?
Have it your motherfuckin way
Well whassup?
[Gun shots]That’s whassup nigga

7th year anniversary for Wu’s third album The W. Wu didn’t disappointed me with this album, Protect Ya Neck, Let My Niggas Live were is dope tracks. Conditioner with Snoop and Ol Dirty’s recorded voice from jail was also crack. And of course Careful (Click, Click).

That scene when somebody’s shooting at U-God (about -1:55) is hilarious.

Someone in the back went, CLACK CLACK
Money is stacked, now bust your gun, CLACK CLACK

Congrats to Jayceon Taylor aka The Game, westcoast rapper turns 28 today… Also two albums were released on this day, both in 1996. Mobb Deep’s third album Hell On Earth and Inga’s debut - Ill Na Na. Mobb Deep was good back then, video from the album is Hell On Earth (Front Lines). And I’ll Be with Jay-Z is Foxy’s video, but I think she should’ve done video with Method Man for Ill Na Na track, that was the shit.

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